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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15
WEST AND souTH.

Both the brewsries at Sioux City la -,
closed their doors on the 9TH, and announced
that in visw OF the decision % the Supreme
Court of the United States they would man
usacturs no more beer
IT has teen decided to locate the Pacific
branch OF the National Home for Disabled
Angeles County. Cal
TIE stable Of Bowerman Bros. at Lexing-
ton. ny. Mss banned ly incendiaries on tie
9TH, and five valuable trOtting horses were
destroyed
A FIRE destroyed several of the best
buildings IN Montgomery. Ala, on the III,
entai.ing loss OF S25O.OOO
THE failure OF the bank OF Stewardsville.
Ne. a privare institution carried on by
Buck s Crosby. for 5000, 900. was an
nounced on the 7th
The Legislature Of Virginia convened on
the 7p.a at Richmond
HEAVY rains throughout Southern Texas
on the Sth broke the drought and saved the
wheat crop
TBS death OF ex-COngTessman y c. Deer
fng occurred on the Sth at his home IN
Usage. Ia. az the age OF sixty years
OK the sch Thomas J. Ellis, Jr, shot
lis wife at EeOkuk, IA, and then killed
himself Domestic trouble was the cause
YIzGrSIA Democrats in caucus az Rich
mond on the Sth nominated John 5 Bar:
bour for the United States Senate, 10 succeed
Senator Riidleberger, whose term expires
March 4, lSS9
ADAM CHARLES, Andy Miller and William
Smith, negroes, who had assaulted Minnie
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

600; the protected cruiser Newark 81, PAS, 000 /;
protected cruiser No. 4, $3.50, 100; protected
cruiser No. s. 81 ,42s,00J; gunboat No. 8 (cruiser)
10000; gunboat No. 4 tcruiserl. 100000; dyna-
mite cruiser (ineludIng dynamite guns, etc.,
e350,00O; first-c,ass torpedo boat, So, $50.
OF coast and harhoF defense, for which Con
gress appropriated 5000 600 the Secretary says
little has been done. A board or officers, APP
pointed last August to consider the matter, has
reported, but the Secretary has not yet re-
viewed the report Two b DIS have been re-
ceIved for the construction OF one frstclass
torpedo boat, and the Secretary thinks both
offers VIII be accepted. Beyond this" says
the report. "the department is not disposed
TO so into the construct on OF these unpro-
tected torpedo boats" since they have been
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15
THE CHARLEsToN.

found 90 be almost useless in coast defense.
But, says the Secretary the weapon OF the
torpedo boat is the most destructive known,
ana the department hopes soon to find some
effective way TO use it. The submarine torpedo
boat is believed to be the coming solution OF
the problem. The pneumatic dynamite gun is
also receiving some attention, and tests are TO
be made OF its efficacy in few months. II both
these devices fail, says the Secretary protected
torpedo boats can be built and made useful.
An interesting feature OF the report is that
relating 70 the Tennessee. This vessel, be-
tween 1869 and 1875, had had three months ser
wee, alu naa sos IN repairs and imnravA-
ments 81, t435 l3,2l- an amount largely in excess
Of fair price for new ship of her eharac-
ter. The report goes on TO say: Twelve
years afterward Ton April g. 1850 she
Is condemned by the statutory board as un
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15
WISCONSIN.

A. O. Wright secretary OF the State Board
of Charities pronounces the Rock County
almshouse a fire-trap
William Durkhoff, of Manitowoc County,
was recent fined 800 for taking fish with
q net
Grant County farmers are this year max
ing up Tor the shortnsss of feed for their
stock by thrash.ng their corn in the sam
manner in which they thrash smaller grains
Lars Georgeson, of Berlin, was cutting
down tree the other day when one of its
rotten limbs fell, striking Lars on the head
and killing hun Instantly.
post-office has been established at Up
ham, Wood County
$4,000 courthouse is to be erected
in Waushara County in the near future, and
Buffalo County win follow suit with a 500
900 building
branch of the Wisconsin Anti Prohibit
ton Association has been organ zed at Port
Washington
The Vernon County supervisors have
voted to bond the county for $50. 600, and
thus secure The means to build an insane
asylum in which one hundred may be cared
for
The treasury of Ashland County is suffer
ing from scarcity of funds
Patrick McC .usky. aged sixty years, tipped
over his lantern in his barn in Eau Claire
the other day and burned to death with two
horses and TWO COWS.
1t has been decided to erect building in
Eu Claire, 10 cost $4,000. for the Young
Mems Christian Association.
The town of Hurley was visited by an
other destructive conhagration few days
ago
James Bond. a leading farmer Of Eau
Clair, was crushed TO dea.h recently near
Mondovi by portion OF a coal bin falling
on him
Anton Mohr's dry-goods house at Wausau
was damaged 70 the extent of SIS, 900 by
fire and water the other night
The first prosecution of a member of the
SAW ton Army under the ordinance passed
several months ago by the Common Coun-
Gil Of GAINESVILLE resulted in the conviction
Of the d fendant TIE ordinance prohibits
marching on the streets
S K. wagg, OF Appleton, recently re-
ceivei let .ers paten5 on a digester for BIZ
sulphite pu p making, whereby the finest
paper can be made Of pine timber
The State Poultry Association win meet
in Fond DIN Lie the second week in Febru-
airy
Milwaukee has the only Polish paper in
this country
Recently heavy falls OF snow made
sleighing so good in Grant County that
wheeied vehc.es have been laid asids
The first white man known 70 have
been drowned IN Shell lake was Fred Krist.
formerly OF Menomlnee who broke through
The ice while attempting 70 cross the bay
reoAnIv,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15
NEWSY PARAGRAPHS.
Happenings In the Northwestern
States and Territories.


Paul Wolf, arrested a few DAYS ago for
making an Anarchist speech in a Cnics go
saloon, was fined $40 and placed under
5000 bonds to keep the peace for one year
The Executive Committee of the State
Press Association have decided to hold the
next annual meeting at Bloomington dur
ing the three days beginning January 81,
1SSS
Tommy DOMAIN and his wife were convict
ed in Chicago recently and sentenced to a
year in the penitentiary for obliglng their
sixteen-year-old daughter to steal The
jury, out OF sympathy, did not include the
girl in the verdict
Mrs. Ben Anderson, the young wife of a
weil-to-dO farmer at Dixon Springs. conf
mitted suicide recently by cutGng her
throat with razor. Domestic trouble was
the cause
William Crow and John Davidson, of Car
rolton, engaged in fight recently. using a
pistol and In fe, and both were Killed
The State Board of Agriculture has COM
pleted arrangements for holding Congress
sional Farmers Institutes at the following
places Pontar, January 10, IL; L ncoln
january II, Is; Edw ardsyiiie, January II,
IS Whitehall. January 10. 20; Z dorado,
January -. 20; CRrbondiIe, January 26,
p; Peor a Jsnuary 81, February l; Joliet,
February 2. 2; FIoeport February :. s.;
Dixon, February 8. 10; Shelby lie, Februa-
~ u. IL; Albion. February I6. II; Mon
mouth, p, %; Havana, February %, "a;
Woodstock, February %, %. and D-nville,
March 1. 2
The various ministers of Vermilion County
have formed an association for the purpo
OF prosecuting all parties who do business
on Sunday not in compliance with the law
David Billman. young man of Johnson
township, Clark County, was struck by
lightning and killed while driving som
cows TO pasture the other evening during a
heavy thunderstorm The horse he rode
was also killed
Johanna OBrien, a Chicago servant girl,
started a ire in the kitchen stove the other
day, and poured kerosene oil upon it to help
it along The usual result followed
The general offices of the Lake Erie &
Western railway have been removed from
Bloomington TO indianapolis, Ind.
Reports recently received by the Live
Stock omulissiOners snow that the condi-
ton of cattle in the State WIS a little lelow
the average for this season of the year
Horses and sheep We're doing well. The
ravages of hog cholera were causing great
losses to farmers in many portions OF the
State
The thirteenth annual meeting Of the
Millers' State Association was held at Spring
field recently
At the fifth annual session In Chicago re-
Gently o. the National Guard Association of
Illinois the following officers were elected:
President, BrigadieT-Gsneral J. n Reece,
springtiald; Vice President. Brigadier-Gen-
eral Charles Fltz-Simons, Clicago; Second
Yce-Pres dent, Colonel Fred Bennett,
Joliet; Recording Secretary Colonel Fred
G Pierce, Rockford; Corresponding secre-
t.ry, Captain c. V. Jaquith, Paris; Treas
urer. Major E ]. S.ll, Aurora; Chaplain,
Rev G. Il. Van Horn, Rockford.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

manufactures Of steel forging fer heavy guns,
OF armor for iron-elad vessels, and Of machine
and rapid. firing guns. All these manufactures
are now in process OF construction under con.
tracts with the department. The plant at Beth
lehem, Pa, for the production Of armor and gun
steel is TO be second TO none in the world.
The Secretary says it was a mistake for this
country TO depend on any other country for inn
plements OF war, because in time OF warsuch
implements would be contraband and when
most needed could not be obtained. Accord
ingly the partment declined TO make any pur
chases oftheHotchkissa arms except on condition
that a mandatory be established in this coun
try. The condition was accepted, and now the
Hotchkiss Company has found that il can man
ufacture secondary batteries for ships cheaper
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15
Well Supplied with Tragedy.

The students of the University of
Texas occasionally give amateur theat-
rical performances. Tom Anjerry. who
was to play the Ghost. invited Nose
Sebaumburg to attend. telling him that
1t was the tragedy Of Hamlet
80 it vas tragedy, vas it," asked
the Austin merchant.
Yes" was the reply.
.'Vell. den / don't go. Ven looks
mine books over and see how much vas
owing me from dose university stu
dents. l have more tragedy den
wants "-IsraS SitliHgs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15
IOWA.

At Des Moines a few evenings ago the
Loyal Legion of Iowa held its annual re-
union and banquet A large number of
members were present
W. W. Csmeron's elevator at Mason City,
the warehouse engine-room, office and
$500 bushels of grain were consumed by
fire early the other morning. Loss, $l5,-
600
At Waterloo few days ago William
Mundafrom was sentenced to imprisonm mt
for life for the murder of his uncle, Chris
tian Hemme.
The Theater Comique, at Sioux City, was
destroyed by fire a few days ago Loss.
S4, 900 This theater was formerly run by
Harry Leavitt the conspirator, who turned
States evidence in the Haddock murder
case
criminal action was begun at Waterloo
under the Prohibitory Liquor law against
drug firm that had been indicted for MAIN
tanning nuisance because they sold intoxi-
cat ng liquors The Judge discharged the
defendants. holding that the only method
OF proceeding ag inst druggis convicted
of keeping intoxica ing liquors for sale was
by civil action for damages.
Sam Anderson was run over and cut
pieces by u switch-engine at Council Bluffs
the other morning. He had been in the en-
ploy of the Northwestern road for twelve
years
\ Council Bluffs secondhand dealer was
fined sos few days ago for selling re-
yoivers TO four little boys The law against
selling guns, revOlvers or toy-pistols to
children is very plain ami severe.
Owing to the inability of the chief of po-
lice at burlington and his subordinates to
agree, the latter have been discharged
5aa
buque has closed up for the winter on ac-
count of the incendary fires in that city
The tie of the State fair has been fixed
for September to s, 1888
The State boasts of 953 women who own
farms, and only eighteen of them are mort
gagged
Track-laying on the Cherokee & Dakota
line is progressing at the rate of two miles
per day
The buildings ut Sioux City occupied b.
A NJ Haley & Sons, plumbers. gas-titteri
and iron-workers, and Anthony's trunk fac
tory were consumed by fire the other morn
ing, together with the stocks, machinery,
etc Total loss, $4,000
The next Democratic State convention
will be held in Dubuque, probably in May.
Lewis Igo, Republican, was defeated
for Senator from Warren County in the re-
cent election by one vote; but his wife the
other day presented him with a boy. adding
one to a family of seven boys and five girls,
m king thirteen. all living
There are fifty-fOur cities in the State
that have population Of over twenty-five
hundred
The jury in the Rainsbarger case at Mar
shalltown recently found the defendant
guilty of murder in the first degree, AMI
fixed the pena.ty at imprisonment for life
collision occurred the other day be-
tween passenger and freight train at
PeIcival, by which Two tramps were killed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

DR. ". r. WALLER. of Caldwell. o..
who has just returned home after
spending four months on the Navi-
gator Islands. SAYS that the SamOans
are remarkably fine DANCERS and the
most graceful people in the world.
and that this Is largely due to the
fact that they are "double-iointed. "
The elbow and knee joints can be bent
exactly contrary to other peoples.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

GEORGE FRANCIS IRAN has a poor
opinion of Maine. He delivered three
lectures on his way to St John. n. b
His total receipts were SIS and his ex-
penses $50 He had TO pawn his watch
N order to reach St John because the
hotel man in Bangor would not lend
him s.. For this reason Citizen Train
writes an epitaph for Maine. The
sfnfe he savs- is dead
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15
SECRETARY WHITNEY.

his Annual Report, Detailing the Year.
Operations In the Navy Department.
Something About the New War ships.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The first paragraph
OF the annual report OF the Secretary OF the
Navy, which was made TO the President yester
day, contains the interesting and satisfactory
assurance that though many difficulties have
stood in the way Of the creation OF a eredltable
new navy many OF these "have in the lasi
year been removed" and 'If Il is the will Of
the country that we should be pos,
sessed OF navy able 10 maintain, wher
required, the honor and dignity of the
Government it can now readily be ere.
ated." The difficulties were the lack OF
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

IT is said that there are more mill
ionaires in Buenos Ayres than in any
pther city OF its size in the world
Many OF the private houses in the city
nave been built at a cost of over
$1,000. 600. and one Of the banks has a
9aid-up capital of $1,000 600. with
deposits and line of discounts aggre-
eating sos 0OO. 600
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

JOIN Owen SNYDER. of BlackfOrd
County. Ind. whose peculiar nervous
affection made him notorious aud gave
him the sOubriqUet of the walking man.
died the other day At his home ON his
little farm. During the past three
years he has been walking almost night
aud day. He ate. drank and shaved as
he walked. and he kept up the move
ment while apparently in sound sleep.
His eyer-activc feet have worn deep.
circular paths about his little farm. and
a conservative estimate places the dis
tance that he has walked at 90. OOO miles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

PETER HALDEMAN BURNETT, the
irst American Governor Of California,
las lately completed his eightieth
yeaE He lives in San Francisco and
Enjoys capital health. Senior Pho Pico.
he last Spanish Governor. is still liv-
ug in Los Angeles County. He is
lCarly ninety wears old.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

MAN in Nebraska has just been
granted a patent on a COW mixer, an
automatic extractor warranted 10
work in any climate. This certainly
las advantages over the milk-increas-
ng pump that will not work IN a cold
climate
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

MANY people are under the delusiOn
that hard freezing destroys the vitality
If germs Recent experiments in the
East have demonstrated that this Is
untrue. The experiments Of DR..
Pruden. Of New York. show that
baciIli live and flourish in ice-water
In a single pint Of iee-wster, made
from melted ice he found on the aver
age, by actual count about 500. 600 OF
bacteria Of various kinds. Il is just
as well for people TO know where their
ice is made. snd for ice gatheUsFs 10
Know that collecting ice from impure
water Is dealing in death.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15
THE CHICAGO.

here than at home The amor and gun-steel
contracts are but IS per cent. more than Eu-
ropean prices, though the plant will cost the
Bethlehem Company Sc, 5O0,OO
All the unarmored vessels authorized by Con.
gress are completed or in course OF construc-
ton. They aud the contract cost of their hulls
and machinery are: fne dispatch vessel
Dolphin, S3i5,000. the protected cruiser
Boston, $4,000; the protected cruiser
Atlanta, $4,000; the protected cruiser
Chicago, $4,000; the protected cruiser
Charleston, Sl,OlI.0l0; the protected
cruiser Baltimore, S1,S25,0l0; gunboat No.
(cruser), si55,O0J; gunboat No. (cruiser), Ss47,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

Miss HELEN L. SMITH. daughter of ex-
Governor Smith, of Vermont, carried off
he honOrs nj the competitive cooking
exhibition recently held in St. Adams,
being awarded first prize over eight
competitors for meritorious cooking.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

-''You don't need ten-ceht stamp
on that letter. young man. sale the
Post-ofiice official; ''it will go for two
cents. !" This letter won't go for any
two cents" replied the young man.
trernulously. "It's to my bes. girl. an
she ant any Of your tsso-cent kind.
Gimme me a ten-cent stamp. and I'll
slip her in before the mail closes. -
Chicago Tribune.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

AN American traveller with a letter
of credit entered bank in Vienna in
which there was a big barricade in
front of long desk aud two small
holes cut in for the convenience o.
customers He walked up TO the frst
Of them. A man came. He handed
the letter Of credit 10 him. The mas
looked at it and said. very grufy;
Next window. The traveller went
To the next window. a man came up.
took his letter of credit. looked at il,
smiled pleasantly. and said; THAT :
ali right. How much do yon wish to
draw, sirf'' Il was the same mar.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

IT IS not generally known that the
worlds supply Of pencil wood is drawn
from the gulf coast swamps on both
sides Of Cedar Keys. and that the prod
uct-of the mills there is shipped not
only 10 the New York and New Jersey
factories but also 70 Germany. and.
perhaps. other countries Of Europe.
The industry gives employment 10 hun
dreds Of operatives. white and black.
and disburses large sums of money.
That nothing may be lost. the sawdust
Is distilled in large retorts and the oil
extracted. every ounce Of which finds
ready sale.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

SENATOR STANFORD. of California.
5 reputed t. have more money in-
rested In horsefesh than any other
Han in the country. His stables at
PalO Alto cover ten acres and contain
300 horses. which are cared for b. $50
attendants Some of his racers are
salued rs high as $50. 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15
DeFen.Iea III. Farm.

CADILLAC. Mich, Dec a-Sear here
Thurslsy q construction gang on the To
ledo, Ann Arbor & Cadillac railroad at
tempted o make a eros ing On the farm Of
J. Chapn. f.rnsE he ordered the men
away and when they refused TO leave the
premises fired into tbs crowd, killing one
uan and iniarinz others
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

Mis- GARFIELD. the mother of the
ate President Garfield. is eighty-seven
rears old. but is as bright in mind and
apparently as strong in body as when
aer son was elected TO the Chief Mag
stracr of the Nation
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

William J. Armstrong. in the employ OF
the National Bureau of Labor Statistics, es-
Inmates that thrleen thousand divorces
have been granted in the State in the past
twenty years. Among the causes assigned
for the divorces desertion is the most PROM
nent Following this in the order given Is
cruelty, habitual drunkenness and inf-
delitv
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

COLONEL GLOVER Perrin. of Cincin-
lati, entered the service of the United
States as surgeon in 1917. He has just
been retired, having reached the age
# sixty-fOur wears.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

SAN Francisco. Dec o. -California WOOL
growers met Thursday and adopted resolu-
tons declaring that any reduction in the
tariff on wool would seriously CT pple the
indus ry and greatly decrease the produc-
tion. Congress is asked TO maintain the
present tariff ON wool
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

JOHN DAWSON. of Augusta. Ga,
lied, leaving an estate of SIG. O0O 1t
las Just been divided Each of the
lie heirs get $4,000. each of the adj
illustrators $4,000. and each of the
wo attorneys $40. 800. The heirs are
considered lucky TO get what they did.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15
MAS Z. HANOI. If n,

THOMAS Z. HANCF. IF MacedOn, is
he oldest voter in New York State
lie has reached the age of one hun
ired and six years. and aside from be-
ng little hard of hearing retains all
MS faculties in rs good condition as an
ordinary man OF seventy years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

CHARLES ) FRANCIS. one Of the
most noteworthy book publishers ofhis
line, died at Tarrytown. n. Y. the
'ther day. at the age of eighty-twO
years. He had been engaged in the
publishing business for sixty years
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

CHICAGO. Dec, 10-Tle town of Hyde
Park was formally taken possession OF by
the city of Chicago Wednesday. and the po-
lice, fire and water departments Of the
whom "big village" arc now operated by
the municipal code governing those depart
ments By he annexation Chicago acquires
an additional population Of about 10000
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

NEw York Dec 12-Henry George has
definitely decided not 10 be a candidate
for the Presidency next year. and not to put
the Labor party into the campaign In an
interview he declared that he was not in
favor of going 70 a National campaign for
. number of causes, but particularly be-
cause Of the expense OF a National eam-
paign 10 is in favor OF any p-rty WHO VIII
declare in favor o. fra trade
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-15

William Il Drum and Oracle
Powell. of Los llamos. Cal, being Of
a romantic turn of mind. thought it
would be rice to be married on the
bounding pillows. So they boarded
the coast steamer Santa Rosa, and
tod the captain what thes wanted
he thought OF his own romantic youth,
and putting the steamer out to sea. so
that she might be at least three miles
from land. and the ceremony there
fore legal. tied the knot himself thor
0ughly, shiP-shape and sailor fashion